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Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021

Introduced: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Crow, Jason Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2021

This bill establishes and expands programs to bring on individuals to perform public health functions, such as contact tracing and vaccine administration, to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and meet future public health needs.

The bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Health Force. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. To establish the force, the CDC must award grants within 30 days to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and community health centers to recruit and train individuals for roles in public health and health care.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must hire and train additional individuals for its Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees. These employees may be detailed to certain federal agencies or to state, local, or tribal governments to support response efforts related to COVID-19 or other disasters or emergencies.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 19
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 19, 2021
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 5, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 24, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 23, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 18, 2021
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 18, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 18, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 11, 2021
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 11, 2021
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 1, 2021
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 25, 2021
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 25, 2021
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Jan 25, 2021
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 25, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 25, 2021
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 25, 2021
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jan 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 460: Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-460/
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"H.R. 460: Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-460/.
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H.R. 460, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-460/.
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